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Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:43:38 -0600Joomla! - Open Source Content Managementen-gbTV Jazz Series Adds Time-Slothttp://www.jazzreview.com/jazz-news/news-story/tv-jazz-series-adds-time-slot.html
http://www.jazzreview.com/jazz-news/news-story/tv-jazz-series-adds-time-slot.htmlFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: William Rocker FEATURED ARTIST: G. F. Mlely [simply sound out the letters] The video series, JAZZ PIANO, featuring the internationally-acclaimed pianist-composer G. F. Mlely, adds a new time-slot on Olelo Television of Hawaii. Continuing its year-long run each Friday at 6:00pm-6:30pm, it now broadcasts in an additional time-slot on Tuesdays at 2:30pm-3:00pm on Channel 52. Among worldwide accolades describing this artist are those from Ben Ohmart ( …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: William Rocker

FEATURED ARTIST: G. F. Mlely [simply sound out the letters]

The video series, JAZZ PIANO, featuring the internationally-acclaimed pianist-composer G. F. Mlely, adds a new time-slot on Olelo Television of Hawaii. Continuing its year-long run each Friday at 6:00pm-6:30pm, it now broadcasts in an additional time-slot on Tuesdays at 2:30pm-3:00pm on Channel 52.

Among worldwide accolades describing this artist are those from Ben Ohmart (Assistant Editor, MusicDish, the online music industry journal), who writes of the series and the featured artist

"Mlely ... a very fine jazz pianist ... has that annoying ability, like Chico Marx, to make playing seem so insanely easy... A delight to watch... Which is good, because that's mainly what this series of 15 minute segments [paired into 1/2-hour shows on Olelo] seems to be. It's not How to play. Or even history really. It's more or less an appreciation of the form. A short break from life to catch a jazz cat at work...He has a love for the subject, and he certainly communicates that effectively. The time on the keys was a joy to behold."

Released in conjunction with the video series, is the new CD, RE-ENTRY, first of a 4-CD package, THE FINE ART OF JAZZ PIANO. Of that release, Lee Prosser of Jazzreview.com writes,

"The genius of G. F. Mlely ... gives the performance of a lifetime on this solo piano outing, and it is an excellent CD for the jazz listener. RE-ENTRY is solo piano at its best, and this is a magnificent collection of performances by G. F. Mlely! Five stars."

JazzUSA.com, in their February Newsletter, publishes its review by Phyllis A. Lodge of RE-ENTRY, G. F. Mlely’s first solo piano outing in nearly two decades. The review adds to the list of raves continuing to come in for the CD release. Excerpts tell the story:

"Re-Entry is pianist G. Francis Mlely's answer to the doctors who told him that the wrist injury he sustained some years back would hamper his former playing ability. Call it a testimonial to the power of Mlely's musical will. To paraphrase the title of a Monk classic, Mlely's piano is powerfully 'on minor'. The CD notes call him two-fisted. I hear a spirit that is initially somber, like twilight, with a brightly complex delivery. That complexity involves rather than puts off the listener. He is as clear as a bell. Mlely walks the keyboard and strums it like a harp. He rolls it around in your ear like a bluesy summer evening after you've had that tasty meal, and just before you nod off on the front porch...

"G. Francis Mlely's Re-Entry may be heralding his re-emergence into the tantalizingly perilous world of music. It could just as easily be talking about a Re-Entry into Earthly experience from a different musical dimension - one that is best explored with an insightful, powerful guide. Mlely is such a guide, and his Re-Entry clearly harks to a streaming musical dimension."

First of a 4-CD package to be released, THE FINE ART OF JAZZ PIANO, RE-ENTRY has been released in conjunction with the video series, JAZZ PIANO, featuring G. F. Mlely, now airing in two weekly time-slots on Olelo Television of Hawaii.

Mlely is also author of essays, articles, and a book, NEW MUSIC AND THE AMERICAN CHRISTIAN - A CRITICAL LOOK, all accessible online at http://home1.gte.net/jazcraft

]]>morrice.blackwell@gmail.com (William Rocker)News StorySat, 29 Jan 2011 20:21:30 -0600Hawaii D.O.E. with G. F. Mlely Inaugurate Songwriting Workshop into Secondary School Curriculumhttp://www.jazzreview.com/jazz-news/news-story/hawaii-d.o.e.-with-g.-f.-mlely-inaugurate-songwriting-workshop-into-secondary-school-curriculum.html
http://www.jazzreview.com/jazz-news/news-story/hawaii-d.o.e.-with-g.-f.-mlely-inaugurate-songwriting-workshop-into-secondary-school-curriculum.htmlFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Billie Jay jazcraft@gte.net SUBJECT: Hawaii D.O.E. with G. F. Mlely Add Nation’s First Songwriting Workshop to Curriculum in a Secondary School DATES: 8 Weekly Sessions, January 22, 2003-March 11, 2003 A pilot songwriting workshop program for the Hawaii Department of Education begins this month at Kaimuki High School in Honolulu. This program is also first of its kind nationally to be added to the curriculum within a secondary school in the public s …

A pilot songwriting workshop program for the Hawaii Department of Education begins this month at Kaimuki High School in Honolulu. This program is also first of its kind nationally to be added to the curriculum within a secondary school in the public sector.

The songwriting program will be conducted by internationally acclaimed pianist-composer and songwriter G. Francis Mlely. Mr. Mlely’s work has been recorded and produced by artists as diverse from one another as Freddie Hubbard, George Harrison, guitarist John Tesh, The Cunninghams, the latter on a Grammy-nominated album. Mr. Mlely has also conducted the Pacific Songwriters Workshop in both California and Hawaii.

In authorizing the program, State Superintendent Patricia Hamamoto recognized the "unusual and unique opportunity for our students to acquire the skills and knowledge related to one of Hawaii’s music standards."

Coordinating the program is Mr. Andres Libed, Educational Specialist for Music, who also manages the Artists in the Schools program. Participating in the inaugural event will be students of Mr. Darryl Loo, music teacher at Kaimuki High School.

For additional information, contact Mr. Andres Libed at 733-4780 x404 or by email at andres_libed@notes.k12.hi.us.

For information online about the Pacific Songwriters Workshop: http://home1.gte.net/jazcraft/songwriters.htm

For more about G. F. Mlely, type "G. F. Mlely" into any major search engine such as Google or AOL(Arts), or visit JazCraft’s The G. F. Mlely Page at http://home1.gte.net/jazcraft/mlely.htm.